Uttarajjhayana 211.22.p1.4_5

211.22.p1.4_5

jīmūyaniddhasaṃkāsā | gavalariṭhagasannibhā /
khaṃjaṇanayaṇanibhā | kiṇhalesā u vaṇṇao ||4||

The black Lêsyâ has the colour of a rain-cloud, a buffalo's horn, (the fruit of) Rishtaka, or the eye of the wagtail. (4)
The blue Lêsyâ has the colour of the blue Asôka, the tail of the Kasha, or of lapis lazuli. (5)
The grey Lêsyâ has the colour of the flower of Atasî, the feathers of the Kôkila, or the collar of pigeons. (6)
The red Lêsyâ has the colour of vermilion, the rising sun, or the bill of a parrot. (7)
The yellow Lêsyâ has the colour of orpiment, turmeric, or the flowers of Sana and Asana. (8)
The white Lêsyâ has the colour of a conch-shell, the aṅka-stone, Kunda-flowers, flowing milk, silver, or a necklace of pearls. (9)